Gang's bamboo leaf green is a subfamily of the viper family Hydrae, belonging to the genus Bamboo Leaf Green Snake. The species was officially discovered in 2002. The Gang's bamboo leaf green snake is poisonous, with a bright green body, a yellow-green abdomen, dark red eyes, and dark red stripes on both sides of the body. It can grow up to 130cm.
The Gang's bamboo leaf green snake is found in the northern tip of Myanmar at an altitude of more than 400 meters, mainly distributed in Thailand, central Laos, Yunnan, China and other places. The tail is winding, the scales are strongly edged, the climbing ability is very strong, and it is very adaptable to arboreal life, and it is more active than day and night on rainy days. The mode of reproduction is oviparous, feeding on small mammals and reptiles.
Gang's bamboo leaf green is a relatively large species in the genus Bamboo Leaf Green Snake, with a body length of 120 to 130 cm, the body size is the same as other bamboo leaf green snakes, the neck and body are slender, the head is large and triangular, with large tubular poisonous teeth and developed buccal fossa (heat induction), and the pupil is longitudinal. The body is bright green, the abdomen is yellow-green, the eyes are dark red, there is a dark red and white stripe behind the eyes, and there are also the same dark red and white stripes on both sides of the body from the neck to the tail, and the tail is dark red, with a strong winding force.
There are some striking differences between males and females; females are larger with a thin, white or bluish-white stripe on their head and dark yellow eyes; and males are shorter with a red stripe on their head and bright red or dark red eyes. [3]
Habitat
Tropical jungle , lowland rainforest this species occurs in the northern tip of Myanmar at an altitude of more than 400 m , living in mountainous trees or bamboo forests , often inhabiting shrub weeds along streams or mountain paddy field weeds , especially in the bushes next to caves.
Gang's bamboo leaf green
Habits of life
The Gang's bamboo leaf green snake is often active in the woods or bamboo forests, more than on rainy days and nights, and more frequently at night.
The tail is winding, the scales are strongly edged, the climbing ability is very strong, and it is very adaptable to arboreal life. Hide in the hidden places of branches and branches during the day, and hunt among the branches at night, generally not to the ground. Aggressive, the neck will immediately bend into an S shape in case of danger, and the head will be close to the moving object, ready to attack.
It feeds mainly on small mammals and reptiles, mainly birds, rodents, frogs and small lizards.
Distribution range
This species is mainly distributed in Thailand, central Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan regions of China.
Range of the Gang's bamboo leaf green snake
Breeding methods
The Gang's bamboo leaf green snake is an oviparous fetus, producing 10 to 25 juvenile snakes. Most breed at the beginning of the year and give birth in May. During the breeding season, a gland at the base of the female's tail emits a special odor that the male uses to track the female. During the breeding season, a male snake can mate with several female snakes.
Subspecies differentiation
There is no subspecies differentiation of this species of Gan's bamboo leaf green snake.
Population status
The Gon's bamboo leaf green snake is a common snake in the two forested areas of Thailand and Vietnam, with a common population and is affected by the risks posed by deforestation and deforestation. However, in some of the areas where the Gon's bamboo leaf green snake is found, there are no specific species protection measures.
The first segment of Gang's dorsal scales is smooth, followed by keel-like protrusions, and Poop's are both keel-like protrusions. As for those great gods who saw a vague picture and insisted that this was one of the two, I could only say: Come and teach me!
Gang-style, the number of domestic tiger painting cats is so much that you don't have to think about individuals without origin, nor have you seen any big experts who count scales to make a comparison of the scales of Yunnan male mother, Pop male mother, Gang male mother, not to mention genetic data. There are always those who can pick the Heavenly Dynasty experts to stab, but also understand, they have not been to the origin of the gang, as for the scales also love to count how to count it, personal habits.
Both male and female Pop have red eyes, the skin between the scales is more blue, the scales of the Gang's kiss are enlarged, the female yellow eyes, and the male snake is extremely difficult to distinguish. Looking at the red eyebrows can not distinguish anything, Fujian has a large number of double red eyebrows to the eyes of individuals.